Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09
The Idaho People Wild With Deiisht
Over the Winnings ct Bellevue
Of One Of Their Favorites.
A Driver Fired and Bets Declared Vn
because of Bad Breaks on Ac'
count Of Bad Driving.
The Phillipsburg People Enjoy
Weeks Racing, and Are Now
Wagering on . Two'Thous'
and. Dollar Race.

THE RACES.

BELLEVUE, Idaho, July 6.-This was the
third and last day OF the races. There
was quite a crowd in attendance, but moi
go great as on the Fourth, when there
must have been twenty-five hundred in at
tendance. The weather was lair n the
interest at times intense. The first was
between Badger, Ella s. and Travis. Ella
8. broke badly at the turn, and could
recover the eighth OF q mile she lost.
Badger first, with Travis a close second.
Pools, Ella 8. against the field.
Second heat, Travis and Ella S. kept up
well together and passed the wire
with Travis in the lead, and Ella hall q
length behind, with Badger still in a break.
Third heat-Ella and Travis kept neck
and neck around the circle. Down the
stretch the three came in good gait. both
Ella and Travis being urged, and they
passed under the wire &C even that the
Judges decision was awaited. They gave
the heat to Ella s.. Travis second, Badger
third.
FOURTH "a
This found the crowd warmed up. From
the closing of the third heat on the home
stretch Ella s.. broke badly under PEN
mans driving and only managed to get in
third. Travis first, Badger second. The
crowd called Jake Penman off," and
surged to the track gate, Ella s. being still
the ~faverite in the pools against the field.
The fifth heat, as Penman drove Ella s.
up, the crowd shouted to the judges to
change drivers. Penman was called to the
stand. Hitchcock was placed be-
hind Ella S. As Penman got off
the sulkey his trainer, Emckly, unchecked
the nose strap and it was noticed that q
good start was made on the first score, but
Ella broke Immediately. She allowed a
gap of one hundred feet between her and
Travis to be stretched, when amid shout
ing she passed the wire only a neck behind
Travis, This gave Travis three heats i'll
five. The judges decided all the pools and
bets on the race off. being satisfied that
Ella had not been driven. This caused
more shouting.
THE EVENT OF THE DAY.
proved the Juvenile stakes for 2-year
Odds, fve-eighths dash. Holly's Fusiladas
Last, Stephenson's Susie S. and Hams
Julia S. Very little betting could be made
as Last was the favorite with all, a good
start was made, Last getting to the front
at once by forty feet, Susie second and
Julia last. As they entered the
stretch Good was in the air
offering forty to one on Fusiladas
Last, some we're taken in this way fifty
to one. Susie and Last came
in under the whip, Susie just
ahead and from the grand stand everybody
shouted as with one voice for the Idaho
horse. A slight shower just preceded the
dash and the track was unusually heavy.
Time, los.
HIR RACE.
This was the trot for $50 between Carrie
Bell, Luella and Lister. Lister first. Car
RE Bell second, Luella third. The second
and third heats we're won by Luella and
Lister respectively, with no interest. The
fourth and last heat and the race was won
by Lister. Time. 2:32, 2:32h, 1884 and
2:3oh.
MONDAYS AND TUESDAYS RESULTS.
BELLEv1Ew, Idaoo, July 5.-[Delayed
special to the Miner. The first day, July
4th, 2:4O class, Kate Carey, Matte J. and
Disturbance were the starters. Disturb.
ance won the first heat, Kate Carey the
next three and the race. Time 2:42, 2:43
2:45, 2:4O.
In the second race. half mile dash, Susie
s. was the favtrite and won closely
pressed by Ida.
Race three was the 1925 trot. Carrie
Bell. Harry Velox, Usher. Black
Diamond the starters. Diamond
Inc Velox were the pool favorites. Velox
won the first heat and Diamond the Sec
ond, but was withdrawn because of Il cut
IN the leg. Velox won the next two heats.
Time, 2:31h. 1882, 2:32. 1884.
The fourth race was the mile dash. Nina
first, Early Jr. second. Avondale third.
Time, 1:46. The crowd was immense this
day.
THE SECOND DAY.
July 5, in the 2:36 trot Carl. Geranium
and Lakewood entered. Carl won easily
the first heat in 2:34A and the third heat
in 1888. The fifth neat was a walkover.
The second race, half mile and re.
peat, Susie S., Cylonc, Torpedo. Susie s.
was a heavy pool %favorite. Cyclone
won the first heat in 5:O1h, the second and
the race in 5:O2A.
In the third race, Idaho Derby one
eighth miles, 3-vear ~olds-Rajah Gem of
The mountains. Ninah and Searles entered, (
Roioh h ..or N;,oh cooon